This year for the first time, the inhabitants of Erfurt will be able to get a taste of the unique Yiddish Summer atmosphere, with two events in their hometown. In cooperation with the Old Synagogue and the New Synagogue Forum, there will be two very different concerts.

The extraordinary Yiddish Summer Weimar children will present their first CD, “Far dem nayem dor – For the New Generation”.Together with the grownups (Alan Bern, Andreas Schmitges, Diana Matut, Vanessa Vromans, Martin Lilich) they will perform in a sing-along and dance-along concert. read more

The extraordinary Yiddish Summer Weimar children will present their first CD, “Far dem nayem dor – For the New Generation”.Together with the grownups (Alan Bern, Andreas Schmitges, Diana Matut, Vanessa Vromans, Martin Lilich) they will perform in a sing-along and dance-along concert. You will hear Yiddish songs suited for children and grownups alike. The songs will tell light hearted and dreamy stories about beautiful flowers, little sisters, African children and much more …

The first half of the concert by the French Krása Quartet focuses on Hans Krása, Erwin Schulhoff and Wiktor Ullmann, all of whom were murdered in the Holocaust. Hans Krása composed his string trio, his last work, in Thereresienstadt. It was here that Viktor Ullman composed his third string quartet Erwin Schulhof already wrote his first string quartet in 1924, 17 years before he was murdered in the Wülzburg concentration camp. read more

The first half of the concert by the French Krása Quartet focuses on Hans Krása, Erwin Schulhoff and Wiktor Ullmann, all of whom were murdered in the Holocaust. Hans Krása composed his string trio, his last work, in Thereresienstadt. It was here that Viktor Ullman composed his third string quartet Erwin Schulhof already wrote his first string quartet in 1924, 17 years before he was murdered in the Wülzburg concentration camp.

The music for the second half of the concert was written by three composers whose works were influenced by Jewish music. Alexander Krein wrote the Jewish Sketches for Clarinet and String Quartet. In the 1900s, the New York composer and Saxophone player John Zorn wrote Kol Nidre for String Quartet, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s eighth string quartet is well known for its imitation of klezmer style playing. Enjoy a world-class string quartet with a highly interesting and demanding program that was put together especially for “Yiddish Summer goes Erfurt”.